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Liberica JDK 8u302, 11.0.12, and 16.0.2 builds are out
Jul 22, 2021
Aleksei Voitylov
8.7
Learn about the Liberica JDK critical patch update and its enhanced security. Versions 8, 11, 16 are available now!
License to support. The service your Java apps deserve
Jul 8, 2021
Alex Belokrylov
12.0
Support for Java is important to keep your apps stable and secure. Find out how you can protect your data and discover our support plans for Liberica JDK.
Efficient code vs string concatenation. Solve This Java™ Snippet!
Jun 25, 2021
Dmitry Chuyko
5.4
Learn how string concatenation affects JVM performance even in the simplest Java code snippets.
JDK Flight Recorder vs. Stop the World Pauses
Jun 9, 2021
Alexey Ragozin
22.1
Find out how to identify the root cause of JVM Stop-the-World pauses with JDK Flight Recorder in Java 11.
End of life for old TLS in OpenJDK and Liberica JDK
Jun 3, 2021
Sergey Chernyshev
13.2
TLS 1.0 and TLS 1.1 are exploitable, so we deprecated them in Liberica JDK. Learn about the security vulnerabilities and solutions.
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Choose your cloud-native fighter: JVM in containers, Quarkus or Spring Native
May 20, 2021
Aleksei Voitylov
11.0
Find out if Java app containerization, Quarkus or native image is the best approach for moving your project to the cloud.
TeXnical Writing Part 5: Performance
Apr 23, 2021
Dave Jarvis
24.8
Earlier in this series, we reviewed in brief the TeX typesetting system as well as the state of Java-based TeX engines. We settled on integrating JMathTeX into our application. In this final part, we’ll profile our application created with Liberica JDK to determine where optimizations will reward us with the most significant performance gains.
Liberica JDK 8u292, 11.0.11, 16.0.1 builds are released
Apr 21, 2021
Aleksei Voitylov
5.6
Today we announce the general availability of Liberica JDK versions 8u282, 11.0.11, and 16.0.1. The stable quarterly CPU cadence allows rolling out urgent updates and bug fixes exactly when they’re needed. The three April releases cover two (CVE-2021-2161, CVE-2021-2163) common security vulnerabilities and exposures with eight (four in each LTS version) backports.
Java in Docker on Apple Silicon
Apr 9, 2021
Dmitry Chuyko
7.3
As you know Apple has begun the transition from Intel x86_64 processors to ARM64-based Apple silicon chips in Mac computers. There are still many jokes about some software that is lacking from the platform. The real challenge is to roll out programs that use low-level knowledge of the operating system and processor.
DZone Refcard by BellSoft: Introduction to Cloud-Native Java
Apr 2, 2021
Aleksei Voitylov
1.9
Our mission is to bring value, technology, and knowledge to the Java™ community. Seeing how cloud-native solutions are spreading fast, we cannot stand aside. That’s why BellSoft has collaborated with DZone, a leading publisher of software development resources, to produce a short but action-packed intro to this exciting subject.
TeXnical Writing Part 4: Math
Mar 26, 2021
Dave Jarvis
24.0
Welcome back! In the previous part of this series we developed a plain Markdown editor and preview panel; in this part we're going to focus on rendering equations and formulas in our application. Before we jump in, let's review a brief history of mathematical typesetting followed by some important terminology that we'll encounter later on in this article.